EP0962210A3 - Air mat - Google Patents

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EP0962210A3
EP0962210A3 EP99110587A EP99110587A EP0962210A3 EP 0962210 A3 EP0962210 A3 EP 0962210A3 EP 99110587 A EP99110587 A EP 99110587A EP 99110587 A EP99110587 A EP 99110587A EP 0962210 A3 EP0962210 A3 EP 0962210A3
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patient
air cells
air
bent sections
mat
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Mikihiko c/o Molten Corporation Morimoto
Maki c/o Molten Corporation Mimura
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/05769—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers
    • A61G7/05776—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S5/00—Beds
    • Y10S5/933—Massaging bed

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)

Abstract

A first and a second air cell units 2 and 3, respectively, are divided into their right and left air cells 2a, 3a, 2b and 3b, respectively, and central bent sections 2c and 3c. Each of the bent section 2c and 3c connects associated right and left air cells together at offset relationship in the direction of the mat length. The first and the second air cell units are alternately inflated and deflated, so that the air cells are inflated asymmetrically to thereby support a patient lying thereon at asymmetrical portions. The bent sections 2c and 3c are configured to gently deform the respective air cells so as to allow the bent sections to abut closely on the patient's back without a sense of incompatibility with the air cells. The air mat may thus provide well balanced and well distributed supporting forces for the patient, which is suitable for preventing decubitus of the patient.
EP99110587A 1998-06-03 1999-06-01 Air mat Expired - Lifetime EP0962210B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

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JP15417998 1998-06-03
JP15417998 1998-06-03
JP20894698 1998-07-24
JP20894698 1998-07-24
JP12913799A JP3290159B2 (en) 1998-06-03 1999-05-10 Air mat
JP12913799 1999-05-10

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EP0962210A2 EP0962210A2 (en) 1999-12-08
EP0962210A3 true EP0962210A3 (en) 2000-05-03
EP0962210B1 EP0962210B1 (en) 2006-01-18

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EP99110587A Expired - Lifetime EP0962210B1 (en) 1998-06-03 1999-06-01 Air mat

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EP (1) EP0962210B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3290159B2 (en)
AU (1) AU749108B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2273623C (en)
DE (1) DE69929484T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0962210T3 (en)

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FR2917278A1 (en) 2007-06-18 2008-12-19 Hill Rom Ind S A Sa MATTRESS-TYPE SUPPORT DEVICE HAVING A HETEROGENEUS INFLATABLE STRUCTURE
FR2922439B1 (en) 2007-10-18 2010-12-10 Hill Rom Ind Sa METHOD FOR ALTERNATE INFLATION OF AN INFLATABLE CELL SUPPORT DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING IT
US8127386B2 (en) * 2007-12-03 2012-03-06 Molten Corporation Air mattress
FR2924927B1 (en) * 2007-12-14 2009-12-25 Thaddee Mulliez ANTI-ESCARTER INFLATABLE MATTRESS
GB2458892B (en) * 2008-03-31 2012-11-28 Talley Group Ltd Temperature controlled mattress system
US20110252571A1 (en) * 2010-04-15 2011-10-20 Liu Tsung Hsi Multiple air passages applied to air mattress
US8863338B2 (en) 2010-06-02 2014-10-21 Touchsensor Technologies, Llc Therapeutic support device allowing capillary blood flow
US9216122B2 (en) 2010-10-05 2015-12-22 Touchsensor Technologies, Llc Support apparatus, system and method
DE202014001059U1 (en) * 2014-02-08 2015-08-06 Ernst Heinrich Massage topper with heat function for mattresses and lying surfaces
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FR2083865A5 (en) * 1970-03-13 1971-12-17 Talley Surgical Instrume
US4267611A (en) * 1979-03-08 1981-05-19 Arnold Agulnick Inflatable massaging and cooling mattress
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US5243723A (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-09-14 Innovative Medical Systems, Inc. Multi-chambered sequentially pressurized air mattress with four layers

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US3199124A (en) * 1963-03-29 1965-08-10 R D Grant Company Air mattress
FR2083865A5 (en) * 1970-03-13 1971-12-17 Talley Surgical Instrume
US4267611A (en) * 1979-03-08 1981-05-19 Arnold Agulnick Inflatable massaging and cooling mattress
GB2090734A (en) * 1980-10-27 1982-07-21 Olivelark Ltd Improvements in alternating pressure beds
US5243723A (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-09-14 Innovative Medical Systems, Inc. Multi-chambered sequentially pressurized air mattress with four layers

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DK0962210T3 (en) 2006-05-29
US6151740A (en) 2000-11-28
JP3290159B2 (en) 2002-06-10
JP2000093467A (en) 2000-04-04
AU749108B2 (en) 2002-06-20
AU3314199A (en) 1999-12-16
DE69929484D1 (en) 2006-04-06
CA2273623A1 (en) 1999-12-03
EP0962210A2 (en) 1999-12-08
DE69929484T2 (en) 2006-09-07
CA2273623C (en) 2007-02-06
EP0962210B1 (en) 2006-01-18

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